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River Flood Warning 92, NWS Springfield, MO

August 13, 2019Vernon County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this river flood warning at Aug 13, 2019, 8:34 AM CDT for Vernon County, Missouri. It took effect at Aug 13, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 13, 2019, 8:34 AM CDT (13:34 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 13, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired: Aug 14, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Marmaton River near Nevada (NVDM7). The gauge peaked at 20.14 ft at Aug 13, 2019, 4:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 18 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 26 ft
Major stage: 31 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06918060, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Aug 13, 5:55 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 5:55 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 13, 4:32 AM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 13, 2:42 AM CDT, 5 hours 52 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
242 AM CDT Tue Aug 13 2019

MOZ057-058-069>071-081-130830-
Maries MO-Camden MO-Phelps MO-Miller MO-Laclede MO-Pulaski MO-
242 AM CDT Tue Aug 13 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MARIES...SOUTHEASTERN
MILLER...NORTHERN LACLEDE...PULASKI...PHELPS AND SOUTHERN CAMDEN
COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM CDT...

At 242 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles north of Rolla to 8 miles southwest of
Richland. Movement was east at 40 mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Rolla...                          Northern Fort Leonard Wood...
Lebanon...                        Lake of The Ozarks State Park...
Ha Ha Tonka State Park...         Lake of The Ozarks...
Waynesville...                    St. Robert...
St. James...                      Camdenton...
Richland...                       Dixon...
Crocker...                        Iberia...
Doolittle...                      Newburg...
Linn Creek...                     Stoutland...
Brumley...                        Sleeper...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 129 and 169, and
between mile markers 171 and 200.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3773 9199 3767 9264 3805 9296 3818 9192
      3817 9164 3815 9164 3815 9153 3791 9152
TIME...MOT...LOC 0742Z 266DEG 34KT 3806 9180 3780 9253

Schaumann

Local storm report, Aug 13, 4:57 AM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 13, 6:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 13, 6:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 12, 11:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Morgan	40 min
Aug 12, 11:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Morgan	48 min
Aug 13, 12:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Vernon	52 min
Aug 13, 12:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Benton, Morgan	45 min
Aug 13, 12:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Dade, St. Clair	26 min
Aug 13, 1:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, St. Clair	54 min
Aug 13, 1:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Miller, Morgan	55 min
Aug 13, 2:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Camden	20 min
Aug 13, 2:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Camden, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski	48 min
Aug 13, 3:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Benton, Morgan	6 hr
Aug 13, 3:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Maries, Phelps	42 min
Aug 13, 3:43 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Maries, Phelps, Pulaski	5 hr
Aug 13, 4:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Vernon	60 hr
Aug 12, 11:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Bourbon	47 min
Aug 12, 11:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Bourbon	51 min
Aug 13, 1:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Bourbon	3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2019 Every river flood warning in 2019

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.